Synopsis
<b>From the back cover of the 2018 Gollancz edition:</b> "A vast conflict, one that has encompassed hundreds of worlds and solar systems, appears to be finally at an end. A conscripted soldier is beginning to consider her life after the war and the family she has left behind. But for Scur - and for humanity - peace is not to be.<br> On the brink of the ceasefire, Scur is captured by a renegade war criminal, and left for dead in the ruins of a bunker. She revives aboard a prisoner transport vessel. Something has gone terribly wrong with the ship.<br> Passengers - combatants from both sides of the war - are waking up from hibernation far too soon. Their memories, embedded in bullets, are the only links to a world which is no longer recognizable. And Scur will be reacquainted with her old enemy, but with much higher stakes than just her own life."
Notes
39,739 words verified from a PDF of the novella.
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Hugo Award | Best Novella | Nominee/Finalist |
| 2016 | Locus Poll Award | Best Novella | Winner |
| 2017 | 100 Year Starship Canopus Award | Short-Form Fiction | Nominee/Finalist |
Publications (6)
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2015 | Slow Bullets | Tachyon Publications | Chapbook | 9 |
| June 2015 | Slow Bullets | Tachyon Publications | Chapbook | |
| October 2015 | Slow Bullets | WSFA Press | Chapbook | |
| February 2017 | Slow Bullets | Gollancz | Chapbook | |
| February 2017 | Slow Bullets | Gollancz | Chapbook | |
| February 2018 | Slow Bullets | Gollancz | Chapbook |